Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

Hollins University is launching a scholarship initiative to enable academically talented young women to complete a four-year degree in which direct costs of attendance are fully covered. The HOPE Scholars Program originated in 2021 covering tuition for qualified students living within a 40-mile radius of Roanoke, Virginia.

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MAY 1, 2023

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) established the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship in 2021 to improve support and access to and sustainability of digital resources and humanities projects related to social and racial justice.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Seven scholars from South East Asia have been chosen as recipients of the British Council’s scholarships for women in STEM for 2022/23, as the organisation continues efforts to enhance South East Asia-UK relations. A further two students from Laos and Cambodia have been chosen to study at Edinburgh Napier University.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The University of Arkansas’ new transfer scholarship program seeks to address these challenges. The Arkansas Transfer Achievement Scholarship (ATAS), rolled out in fall 2019, has shown incredible growth, particularly among students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds, including first-generation students.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The research, published by the University of Oxford, uses data spanning the last two decades to reveal the impact of international mobility on poverty alleviation, warning of the global rise in nationalist sentiments.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Mexico accounts for a major chunk of the top universities in Latin America. Some 64 Mexican universities are included in the 2024 QS Latin America University Rankings , which highlights the top 400 institutions. The country is home to just over 1,000 public institutions and approximately 2,500 private Mexican universities.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Wendy Thomson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Starting university can be daunting. Providing a home at university for care experienced and estranged students create a solid foundation for experiencing all the great things higher education has to offer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. B-CU filed suit two years ago, following a split between the historically Black university and the alumni association.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Image: Setting community college students up for success can result in institutional partnerships, as demonstrated by the University of Dayton’s work with Sinclair Community College in Ohio. Of UD Sinclair Academy’s 2020 and 2021 cohorts, 96 percent received their bachelor’s degrees. Additionally, UD received $1.25

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HEPI

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Unite Foundation partnered with UCAS on their recent ‘Next Steps Report’ which shines a light on the potential and ambition of young people leaving care and the challenges they can face when exploring university options. I am a first-year undergraduate Global Law student at Queen Mary University of London.

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University Business

MARCH 18, 2024

Davenport University (Mich.) Latinx students make up more than a quarter of K12 students, according to 2021 data from Excelencia , a public policy non-profit focused on Latin student success. However, data suggests colleges and universities are failing to capitalize on Latinx enrollment. and Mercy College (N.Y.)

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter. And so we are building anew.

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Today's Learner

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. She was selected as a distinguished alumni of Abilene Christian University in 2021 and of Longview High School in 2018. is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. It improves our scholarship by adding those elements to the STEM fields: Our research is better and our graduates are more well-rounded.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

by Katy Jordan, Janja Komljenovic and Jeremy Knox The SRHE Digital University Network was launched in 2012, with a view to present “ critical, theorised and research-based perspectives on technologies in higher education ”. Looking back From 2013 onwards, the Digital University had been included in the annual SRHE conference themes.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship. “I really hope that I am not the one to serve them all.

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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2024

It is estimated that international students spent roughly $37.3bn on “tuition, accommodation, and discretionary items”, the update said – even when accounting for Canadian scholarships and bursaries. India was followed by the Philippines, with 32,455 study permit holders, marking a huge 112% increase between 2021 and 2022.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2016, I received a scholarship of £9,000 to pursue my undergraduate studies at Coventry University. While this scholarship eased some of the financial burden, it was clear that I would still need to secure additional funding to cover the remaining tuition fees.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) million fine waging that the university engaged in false advertising. It’s the largest fine issued against a university for deceptive practices. It’s the largest fine issued against a university for deceptive practices. “It’s completely and totally backward.”

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Image: Universities in Slovakia have said that years of multimillion-euro cuts mean they will not be able to accept Ukrainian students this autumn, when a wave of enrollments is expected. Jana Mojžišová is the rector of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice.

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University Business

JULY 2, 2024

billion class action settlement struck in May 2024 between former student-athletes and several dozen universities involved in big-time sports, schools will be allowed to pay future players with something more than scholarships. As part of a $2.75 They can give them cash. That’s about all we know. The rest is uncharted territory.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions. Diversifying the Governing Board: An AGB Report found that: 1.)

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The PIE News

AUGUST 5, 2024

According to the most recent OECD data for 2021, Brazil has one of the smallest proportions of international students enrolled in tertiary education, ranked 42 out of 44 OECD countries with available data. The State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ranked third and sixth respectively.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Chinese ambassador to the US has announced the implementation of the Young Envoy Scholarship to deliver on president Xi Jingping’s goal of welcoming 50,000 American students to study in China over the next five years. In the same year, there were 19,391 Chinese students studying in the US.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 17, 2024

On May 6, 2024, Dorothy Jean Tillman II walked across the stage at Arizona State University (ASU), making history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. In 2021, at 15 years old, she was accepted into ASU’s doctoral program for integrated behavioral health.

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HEPI

MAY 19, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Tracy Lightfoot, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Teaching Learning and Students at the University of York, and Arthur, a Biomedical Science Student at the University of York. At this uncertain time, students face many barriers to continuing their education journey.

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The PIE News

APRIL 7, 2023

Many African applicants are buoyed by the impressive visa approval rates for both those on Hungarian government scholarships as well as for self-sponsored students. The consortium is made up of four Hungarian universities. This is besides offering degree programs in English coupled by affordable cost of living in the country.

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The PIE News

JUNE 21, 2023

With budget for the year increasing to about €775 million as a result in part to Ukraine aid programs, DAAD said it worked to respond to multiple crises during “challenging times” In 2021, DAAD had €634.7 million at its disposal. The German Bundestag confirmed a “robust budget increase” in November.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

In 2020, as the nation contended with the pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests across the country, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) saw an uptick in interest and applications. From 2021 to 2023, the number increased 120%. “We We also increased our social media efforts to promote the university.”

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University Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

And at the University of Montana, that’s what sets the foundation for their esports program, Grizzly Esports. There are 50 scholarships given out each year to students. Any of those things qualify and if you do at least one of those a year you qualify for our scholarship.”. She joined the esports program in October 2021.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The country’s ministry of education said two years ago that it would be raising the international student quota for universities to 30,000 per year – it is not clear whether this target has been reached. Whether this number will exceed its 2021 quota amidst the war, however, is a different, more difficult question.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

A few are going further, asking what they can do to help Afghan women regain control of their academic futures, whether through scholarships to U.S. campuses, partnerships with universities in nearby countries or expanded access to online classes. The Taliban's Dec. Dozens of male Afghan professors resigned in protest. and Berlin.

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HEPI

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Russell Group has today published new research on the funding model for research-intensive universities: that report can be accessed here. Speak to someone working in a UK university and they will tell you there is a problem with financial resilience.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As you may know, many care experienced and estranged students will be staying at university over the holidays, either in private accommodation or halls. The Unite Foundation Scheme offers a unique accommodation scholarship. Nyomi Rose, ‘ A life-changing scholarship for care leavers and estranged students’ , HEPI blog, 29 June 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

VCU commissioned the report following a 2021 state law requiring VCU, University of Virginia (UVA), the College of William & Mary, Longwood University, and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to examine how slavery impacted them, to commemorate the lives of those enslaved, and to form a response.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The New England Transfer Guarantee is a groundbreaking initiative, fully operationalized in the southern New England states of Connecticut , Massachusetts and Rhode Island as of 2021. Guarantee students are consistently being awarded significant institutional scholarships.

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